North America vs United Arab Emirates: International tourism, expenditures

North America
221.04 billion current US$
in 2019
United Arab Emirates
15.09 billion current US$
in 2020
North America rank
10th
United Arab Emirates rank
10th

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • North America
  • United Arab Emirates
050.0B100.0B150.0B200.0B199520072020

How they compare

North America currently reports 221.04 billion current US$ against 15.09 billion current US$ in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 205.95 billion current US$.

That makes North America's figure about 14.7 times United Arab Emirates's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.

North America ranks 10th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th of 37 groups.

North America has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North America United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2000s 108.25 billion current US$ 6.83 billion current US$ 101.41 billion current US$ North America
2010s 175.57 billion current US$ 15.99 billion current US$ 159.58 billion current US$ North America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, North America or United Arab Emirates?
North America, at 221.04 billion current US$ against 15.09 billion current US$ in United Arab Emirates as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between North America and United Arab Emirates?
205.95 billion current US$, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and United Arab Emirates?
20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do North America and United Arab Emirates rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
North America ranks 10th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th of 37 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International tourism, expenditures (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,778 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.